Issues

Legislative scorecard

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score. [1],[2]

On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Calderon ranked as a 64. [3]

2010

Calderon won re-election to the 30th District seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition. He defeated Republican Warren P. Willis in the November 2 general election.[7]

California State Senate, District 30 General Election (2010)

Candidates

Votes

Ronald S. Calderon (D)

105,946

Warren P. Willis (R)

48,534

2006

In 2006 Calderon was elected to the California State Senate, District 30. He finished with 93,436 votes while his opponent Selma Minerd finished with 38,340 votes.[8] Calderon raised $968,152 for his campaign fund.

2006

Senator Calderon speaks to striking members of Writers Guild of America

In 2006 Calderon raised $968,152 in campaign donations. His top four donors are listed below.[10]

Donor

Amount

California Building Industry Association

$20,000

AT&T

$9,900

Farmers Insurance Group

$8,157

Professional Engineers in California Government

$7,000

Controversies

2013 FBI investigation

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the state Capitol on June 4, 2013, searching the offices of Calderon and the Latino Legislative Caucus. It was the first time the Capitol had been raided since the 1980s Shrimpscam sting, in which undercover agents offered bribes to legislators willing to sponsor fake bills.[11]

While the cause of the investigation was not immediately known, news reports cited sources claiming that the probe centered around Calderon's relations to the Central Basin Municipal Water District in Los Angeles County. Calderon's brother, former assemblyman Tom Calderon, was contracted to consult the water district for $11,000 per month.[12][13][14]

Gift disclosure fine

In February 2010, Calderon agreed to pay a fine of $600 for failing to disclose gifts from interest groups. Thirty other California lawmakers agreed to pay fines as well. Calderon's violations, which were more than any other legislator, included $300 in concert tickets from Verizon and $250 in golfing fees from the California Cable and Telecommunications Association.[15]